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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13

POISONING 4 pASToR.-Louisvllc, Ky, May,
S.-A glass Of lemonade which had been placed
on the pulpit Of the Holiness Band Church, in
suburbs of this city, nearly caused the death
of its pastor, Rev. j W. Maxwell, Last Friday
night he conducting services and became
scan, and susrcctng poison hurried to Il drug
store and took an cmctic. lie was taken home
in q coupe and placed in bed unconscious. lie
became very i'll, but is now able to be up, and
says he has clue to the poisoncr Dr.. Max
we'll says this il the fourth time his life has
been attempted in this way, and that he cx-
poets TO die in the pulpit. lie says the
lemonade contained arsenic and that he has
Put the matter in the hands of detectives. Ills
church is peculiar one, the mcmhrr; h""'"~
~ ...r. - rail- roau man mas Two
beauX. The other evening one, whom We
kehall call John, dropped in to sec her. lie de-
handed an answer TO his suit. If you like
me better than you do Charlie said he, tell
me so, and will be tho happicst man in the
world. If not tell me so, and will go oil and
die. beg your pardon she replied but
under the interstate Commerce law am not
allowed TO exercise any discrimination. Very
well, will sec Charlie, said he, 'and fix the
matter up with him 'You can't she an
swercd pooling is also lorbiddcn Then he
cried that She could not stand the water com
petition and transported him with buss
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13
Guardians Final Discharge.

NOTICE is hereby given, :hat by permission
~ Of Hon James NJ. Gee, Probate Judge for
Union County, | will, on the 2Gth day Of May,
1887, make my final return and apply for
Letters Dsmissory, as Guardian Of w. Minter
BobO.
All persons having claims against the said
". Miuter Bobo, during his minority, are
hereby notified to present them to me, on or
bef re the date above named or they will be
forever barred. W. \. NICHOLSON,
Guardian w. NJ. Bobo.
April - IL 1t
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13
ANOTHER SUPPLY
OF
Elegant, New Millinery,
1t Mrs. GRANTS.

MY SUCCESS in my New Store, next door
uI TO the Furniture Factory Store, has far
surpassed my most sangune expectations.
am now opening the largest, and by far the
handsomest, lot of HATS ever on exhibition in
the up-country. My prices are so extremely
low that challenge competition with the cities
in this and adjoining States
Call and see for yourself.
MRS. JAS. GRANT.
May lS 2m
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13

fo0LISG WIru FiarARMs.-A terrible TRACE
dy took rlhcc this morning near Spring sta
ton, on the farm Of Capt. James Blackburn,
eX-Secr'tary of State, and brother of Senator
}. Z. ). Blackburn. Mis-, Henrietta Black
burn, accompanied hy her cousin, Henrietta
Hampstead, Young lady Of - years. went out
TO shoot at mark with small rifle. They
were Joined Ivy Samuel Blackburn, young
man of 22, n brother of Miss Henrietta Black
bnrr. ahd friendly contention was begun as
TO VITO should shoot first. The three engaged
Ia playful struggle for the possession of the
rifle, md III this struggle the weapon was dis
charge l. the ball piercing the heart of Miss
hcnrie.' l!cmpscad, killing her instantly.
Col W. =. Earle, formerly of Grecnvlle. has
taken q rclrarhah able position at tho bar of Wash
ington, ID. C., and IN the court reports of the
Star his name appears in many of the most i'm
portant eases, especially before the court of
claims Last week he represented the State Of
Louisiana in an act on TO recover from the gov
ernmcnt SGOOGO swamp land indemnity and
five per cent. funds offset against the direct tax
due. lie was successful. lie has also appeared
prominently in the French spoiation claims,
and concluded his argument in those cases last
week
SrARTA&rvrG's NEw BANK.-Last winter
charter was taken out for the Fidelity Loan
and Trust Company. They have organized and
are ust bcginning operations. The indications
arc that they will do a large business. With
regular banking business they combine the
savings hank system, which will give our pco-
pie the opportunity Of laying up any spare
change they maJ have.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13

HEAVY HAIL LSrOEM.-Thc was n heavy hail
storm in this ncghborhood on Tuesday 1t
began about miic below the city and cXcn dcd
q considerable distance down the e. & c. Il. Il.
and oil both sides Of il in this County and An
derson. vt some places it covered the ground
to the depth of an inch and elderly men said it
was the heaviest fall of the kind they had ever
seen. Between Grove Station and Piedmont it
was especially heavy, Cotton and corn where
up was lady cut and torn, but it is hoped no
permanent harm is done GrC,RrW. N,,ry
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13
-. -
Shingles.

4 CAR load will be sold cheap for cash
~ persons wanting them must apply at once.
I. f. BAILEY
April g Il ,f
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13

y rErNuMrNAL II,IL Srur#.-Snirm. May
o. y tIiifc hail storm passed over here lat
mg at sundown. 1LClain icll in torrents and
foCdCh low places. COL i. =. Muldrow. nr
ROhI. MuldrOw. Capt. T.. Il. JohI son and scv.
cral tenants On Rev. W. J. Mckay's place will
Lave to plant their cotton over. 1t was liter
ally beat INFO the ground. Corn Is torn uplli-
ly hui may recover Oats arc beat duwu TO the
ground. The hail is banked up in rl# ccs loot
"U,p Ills muninr. Corr,I. and com alleys
lad drifts d ice several inches deep and IA foot
wide until lie sun was up some time. Ii is a
serious set Lack to the farm crs named. FortU-
na'ci% ''m" Of tic nC?hhoi~ lave cotton ,ccl
10 Il al" ii covered an area half mi,c w!ic
ii 4" not know how long. Iavccn;y heard
nc places namcd.-Nurs aid Covrnr.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-05-02
.
SPECIAL BARGAINS
|XHTILL BE OFFERED TO-DAY IN
wv all lines Of Goods among which arc
the following-
A Fine Line Of Victoria Lawns.
/" Printed Lawns.
Z" BatiStc.
$ lIuSIinS.
CHECKED NANSOOE.


In addition to our Store on the corner Of
Hotel and Fort streets, we have rcfttcd the
s,ore.room upstairs, formerly occupied by Mr..
Thos. G.. Thrum, and are now prepared to
oner to the General Public fine assortment
of the choicest brands Of
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-05-02
The Liverpool ( London 4 Globe Insurance %

Assets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3s,36I 900
Net Income 1885. ........... S,S54,ooo
CLAIMS Paid ......... ......... Io7,93o, 900
Have established an agency in Homo.
lulu for the Hawaiian Islands, and the
undersigned are prepared to write risks against
FIRE on buildings, merchandise and dwellings,
on favorable terms. Dwelling risks a speci-
atty Detached dwellings and contents in
surcd for period Of three years, for two pre-.
miums in advance. Losses promptly adjusted
and payable here.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-05-02
CHINESE TEA,

Such as 90 Long, Sui Sing and Goo 10;
also Japan Tea and many other brands too
numerous to mention.
fnc assortment always on hand Of new
+ styles Of Bamboo Lounges and Chairs OF the
hicst pattern. Extra fine and strong Cam
phor trunks in all sizes.
A No. 1. Chinese plain and colored Mat
ting. Chinese Pongee Silk at very low figures.
Chinese white silk by the yard OF piece.
Chinese Tissue in all shades. Chinese silk
Crepe.
Chinese Grass Cloth, white, brown and
black, BY the yard or piece, at greatly reduced
prices.
A No. I. assortment Of Chinese silk Hand.
kerchiefs, plain and embroidered, hemstilched,
colorcd border, etc.
Chinese silk Sashes Of every description.
Chinese plain and embroidered Slippers
Chinese Fans in all styles.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
A Sad Scene in Court.

AUGUSTA, GA, October 22.-An ex-
tremely sad occurrence was witnessed
this morning by the attendants upon the
Recorders Court 1t was the sudden
death of witness-Mrs. Emma Lokey,
Last night a dispute, which ended in a
fight, occurred between two Augusta
factory operatives, Hattie Lokey and
Lily johnson. The two pugilists, togeth-
er with the witnesses, among whom vas
Mrs. Emma Lokey, appeared in the
Recorders Court this morning for trial.
Recorder Dunbar was on the bench and
Lieut.. Twiggs acted as officer of the
Court. Mrs. Lokey vas called on as the
first witness and ordered to take the
Bible, which she did. Lieut.. Hood said !:
"The evidence you shall give in this case
shall be the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, so help you God
She kissed the Bible, gasped and fell
over on the floor dead. It was at first
thought she had only tainted from fright,
but When physician arrived he quickly
pronounced her dead. Her death was
caused from heart disease.
The business Of the Court was sus.
pended until the body was removed,
when the balance of the cases on docket
were tried. The one against the two
women was, however, dismissed without
further investigation.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
A Remarkable Case.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. lin
1871 Chauncey S. Barnes, prosperous
and highly respected young msn OF
LAGRANGE County, shot and Killed his
sweetheart, a Miss Dwight. he was
tried, convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. Now he is s! free
man, Governor Gray having partloned
him on condition of his future good con-
duct. The circumstances of bis crime
were quite extraordinary. Miss Dwight's
mother opposed her marriage to young
Barnes, and the lovers would not marry
without her consent. One day, during
an emotional interview, the girl
exclaimed "It is far better to be dead
than to live this way" Barnes at once
drew a revolver and shot her dead. lie
then shot himself four times. Strange
to say, two of the balls passed through
his brain without killing him, and,
stranger yet, one of them is still lodged
there. He was given up for dead, but
after many months recovered. Since his
Imprisonment he has been invaluable tc
the authorities, keeping the records
accounts, etc., and aiding in the control
of the prisoners. The Judge, all of the
jurors alive, and many prominent people
asked for his pardon. Barnes will go tc
Michigan, where his people live.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
George S. Turner Convicted.

SpARTANBURG, October 2Oth.-The
trial of George S. Turner. charged with
the murder Of julius Metschkie occupied
the court yesterday. Able speeches we're
made by Mr.. S. ]. Simpson and Ex-
Judge Cothran for the defence, and by
Mr. W. S. Thomason and Solicitor Dun
can for the State.
The case was given to the jury at s p.
n., and at midnight they returned a YER
dict of manslaughter. Except by the
defendant and his attorneys, the verdict
is generally approved.
The accused was then sentenced, in an
impressive manner by Judge Morton, to
the penitentiary for FIVE years. A motion
for new trial will be made.
This case has attracted great attention.
Metschkie was foreigner, without rela-
tives, friends or money. Turner is a
man of means and inhuence-the owner
Of Valley Falls factory.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
after Thirty Years,

Quite scene took place at police head.
quarters this morning when two brothers,
who had enlisted in opposite sides during
the war and who had not seen or heard
of each other for thirty years, met in the
guard house.
On last Monday the Record contained
notice of one Condy Bonner being
brought before the Mayor on charge of
being drunk helpless. He stated that he
had come from Portsmouth, Va, and was
on his way to a rich brother in Georgia.
He pleaded eloquently for forgiveness
promising, if the fine was RENTED, to
pursue his journey Immediately. He
also produced letters showing that he had
served in the Union Army. His Honor
suspended the fine for six hours. Having
procured quarter Bonner got Oh another
spree and was again brought before the
Mayor. This time he was cent down for
ten days.
This morning well-dressed gentleman
entered the guard house and asked for
Condy Bonner. The stranger proved to
be Captain Bonner, of Ellenton, S. c.,
who had gained his title by service in the
Confederate army. He was taken to
Coudy's cell. The door vas unlocked
and for several moments the two long.
separated brothers gazed at each other.
One was dressed in fine clothes and linen
and bore the air of wealthy gentleman;
the face Of the other betrayed That he had
drunk deep from dissipation'sI cup. The
latter sprang forward, cry ofjoy almost
escaped his lips-but, no he paused, his
features were saddened and his eyes fell
to the floor as the thought came over him
that he was not worthy of the man who
stood before him. Would that brother
deign to know him who had applied
shot and rebellious liquors to his blood"
and who, q rambling wreck of poverty,
was now in jail?
Yes, and more! The newcomer sprang
forward, teuderly clasped him in his
arms, called him brother" and the two
wept tears of JOY to know that afler thirty
years they were reunited.
It was an uncommon incident, and the
prisoners around eagerly craned their
necks to see what was going on.
Captain Bonner had his brother releas-
ed and the pair went up street, where
clothes and food for the outcash we're
procured. The brothers left to-day for
the Captains home, where warm vel
come awaits the now fortunate Condy.-
Columbia Record. Oct. 24tb.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
The Charlotte Chronicle saws A ne,

The Charlotte Chronicle says A new
religious association, to be known as the
Baptist Washfeet, has been organized
among the colored people. The church
is in the Sugar Creek neighborhood, four
miles from Charlotte, on the North Car
olina road. Rev. James Steel, one of the
leading lights of the new order, tells us
that it was organized for the purpose of
carrying out the precepts and example of
Christ in the washing of feet.
Over four hundred suits for diyoice
have been filed in the county clerks Office,
in San Francisco, California, since Janu-
ary l. The highest number filed in one
day was seven, and rarely does q day pass
by that petition is not recorded. Dur
ing the past three months there has been
a marked increase in the number of
divorce suits brought. All the civil de-
partments of the Superior Court are
crowded with cases of this character.
The cause Of this remarkable rush to
secure relief from the bonds of p1atrimony
is ascribed to the laxity of the California
divorce laws, many of the applicants not
having resided long in the State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
WHO WILL GET TT

A few days since it was rumored that
sths Richmond q Danyille Railroad Com
spaDy had secured a controlling interest
in the stock of the Port Royal & Wes-
tern Carolina Railroad system. This
rumor, however, has not been confirmed,
but;itseems from the following article,
which ne take from the Augusta Groni.
Eezs, oflasts Sunday, that the Central sys-
!, tenn wants to get rid of its system in
South Carolina, and that it wants the
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
sRailroad Company to take it. 1t is to be
hoped that if the Central disposes Of the
PR. & w. c. r. b. it will fall into the
hands of the E: :T.ssVs& G. system.
The Chronicle says:
The subdued animation which has
been noticeable in railroad circles for
some time past, taken in connection with
rumors and the frequent journeying OF
officials, point to something below the
surface. Where there is SO much smoke
there must be some fire.
It appears. that the Central people are
!. NOT thoroughly pleased with the Port
Royal and Western Carolina system, aud
have made propositions to the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia system
a looking to an exchange of the same for
the! Brunswick system which is controlled
! by the East Tennessee people. The
Carolina system. Of the Central has not
been as profitable as they would desire
through the severe competition of the
Richmond and Danville people who
i travel the same field with their tracks.
The Richmond and DanYille officials
have made an offer for the road in ques-
ation, but not of such nature that.it has
met. with any favorable consideration.
The control of the Centrals present Car
olina roads by the Richmond and Dan
vile would be of great advantage tor the
latter road, for they could operate them
great pecnniary advantage to them.
selves, but; this move would be great
) blow to the small towns that now enjoy
through or competitive rates. These
would all! be. made local stations with
rates accordingly; they now enjoy the
advantages Of the Central's competition
with the Richmond and Danville. The
Central is Jealous Oh the Richmond and
Danville's increasing mileage and it
!. seems would prefer to dispose Of their
Carolina roads to the East Tennessee
and at the same time secure the Bruins
wick road which they are anxious to
& secure. 4 ..ss-,,, s:;s.i .is.
The Port Royal railway does not enter
Into the negotiations.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
A Virginia Midget.

Some six months ago q married lady
Of this county was admitted to the asy-
lum raving maniac. She had to be
tied to prevent her doing harm to herself
and others until death ended her suffer-
ipgs about six weeks ago. A short time
before her death she gave birth to q
female child which weighed one pound.
1t was taken in charge by one of the
attendants, and has been carefully nursed
since. 1t now weighs about pound and
half and is reasonably healthy. The
father, who is poor and has a large
family Of children, has notified the super.
intendent that he will take it to his
home.-%aNnton Ti1Ninia, October 20.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
Georgia Central's Elephant.

sAvANNA11, October 24.-Gen. Alex.
ander said to-day, in an interview, that
he has not heard of any offer being made
by the Richmond and Danville for the
Georgia Central's South Carolina system.
There is good ground for believing, how.
ever, that the Richmond and Danyllle
officials have put out feelers. The Cen
trails present management is disappoint.
ed, says President Alexander, in the
Carolina roads. The former manage.
ment bought them, thinking they would
act as feeders to the CentraPs main sys-
tenn. but they have not done so 10 the
degree hoped for. On the contrary, the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27

The Presidents visit TO Chicago is
estimated to have cost the citizens of that
ambitlous sewn s25o,ooo.
- 80 The Rev. c. n. spurgeon is credited
with having declined an offer Of 100000
for 100 lectures to be delivered in this
s country.
The total reward given to Express
Messenger Smith who killed the two
train robbers in Texas a week ago is
thought; to reach. s6,00o.s
In Memphis. a little girl presented
TO Ms, Cleveland bouquet of cotton
bolls;s a souvenir from King cotton to
vs. the Queen Of Hearts"
AT Indian Springs, Florida, there is
hen that iscovered with hair instead OF
s feathers. Her chicks are coated like
zsherself, but invariably die in infancy.
lit is computed that the death rate Of
Is the world is CT a minute, and the birth
: rate 70 a minute, and this seemingly light
percentage Of gain is sufficient to give a
net increase of population each year of
almost 10000 souls.
Counterfeit postal cards have been.
discovered at Pittsburg, Pa, that ara so
skilfully executed that their detection is
very difficult. This is the first attempt
madeto put spurious postal cards in cir
culation. It is thought they came from
New York.
Mrs. Charles E;ullis, of Worthington,
Minnesota, has just sold to George B..
TreadWell, commander of the G. A. R.,
Albany, NY, the original ordinance Of
secession passed by the State of Virgins.
The consideration was ST 900.
- In the regular session Of the Univer.
salist convention at New York Thursday,
Rev. DR.. Sawyer, Of Tufts college, offer
s ed aresolution recommending the board
Of trustees to take steps for the establish
s ment sof q theological college in some
central part OF the South.
Senator Voorhees,, says: $50 far as
Mr.: Cleveland is concerned, I think he
will !. be renominated and reelected.
Against Blaine, MI. Cleveland can carry
Indiana by $4,000 majority. Against.
{ any other republican candidate he will
have atleast half that majority.
~ go s- The total attendance on the Pied
mont exposition during the twelve days,
is estimated by the ticket sellers at 1885,
1000 and the gate receipts at sSO,OOO.
\ These figures greatly exceed the expecta-
I tions of the managers of the exposition.
Il a. four-story building in course of
s erection at No. 443 East l15th street,
New York, tumbled in Monday, and the
i mechanics who were at work were buried
1. in. the ruins. Six dead bodies were taken
4 y ont. Four men were also taken from
s:tf1e ruins seriously injured and almost
.Esnfo ocated. The supposition is that there
are still fourteen men underneath the
debris.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27

Governor Gordon, of Georgia, has
entered the State campaign in Ohio,
where he will deliver series Of political
addresses. He was solicited by promi-
:nent Ohio Democrats to come and an.
ssWer Foraker's continued assaults on the
South, and he will do it to perfection.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27

IAN Atlanta, Georgia, special says thai
Governor Gordon, in an interview said
that prohibition has been tried through
local option in 100 out of the 137 coun.
ties Of the. State, and not one county has
gone; back on its actions. He did moi
hesitate to pronounce the resrlt good
Atlanta had NOT been damaged, and al
fears oftrade being diverted had proven
sgroundless. The change had noticeabl5
benefited the freedmen.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
What Can be Done With Cotton.

Mr.. M. a. Ransom, farmer in Aiken
County, S. c., has furnished the State
Department of Agriculture report on
an experiment he has made this year on
one acre of Cotton. 1t shows what can
be accomplished with proper system o1
fertilization und cultivation.
The land on which the crop was made
was good pine land, with clay subsoil
It was in oats last year, but has been
moderately we'll fertilized for several
years. The land was broken early in
March with turn plough, running six
or seven inches deep. In bedding six
inch shovel plough was used, followed in
same furrow with long bull-tongue,
breaking to the depth of ten to eleven
inches, planted on a low fiat bed and
"knocked off" with board. Good stand
was obtained. Chopped out in usual
way before running around" First
ploughing or siding was done with a cul-
tivator, subsequent ploughings with q
sweep. The general plan observed was
deep breaking and shallow cultivation.
The entire cost of producing the crop,
according to an itemized statement ful-
nished the Department of Agriculture,
including labor, fertilizers and average
rent of the land, was s54.02. The pro.
duct was 901 pounds of lint cotton,
which sold at nine cents per pound, Civ.
ing return of $500, to which must be
added the value of the seed, fifty bushels,
at 20 cents, a low price, S10.O0-nlakiDg
the aggregate return S9100. Deducting
cost, S5402, leaves a net profit on the
yield of the acre Of $37.07. Deducting
from the cost of production ths value OF
the seed. it will be seen that the cost of
growing the crop was less than 5 cents
per pound.
NIr. Ransom conducted the experiment
at the request of the department., and be
says in his report that while the result is
nothing wonderful, it is so satisfactory
S37 per acre proft-as to make it an ex-
ceedingly favorable showing for she in-
tensive system of farming, which he
thinks should be followed more generally
by our farmers.